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Performing arts troupe Lyrical Quest headlined at the Naked Bean Caffe in Shreveport last Friday. The group is creating a buzz throughout the state and began networking nationally when they slammed against established slam poetry group, Productive Poets. The organization performs constantly throughout each semester on Grambling State University’s campus and hosts several free shows […]

“I’m not gating myself in,” said university president Horace Judson in an impromptu conference with mostly angry students Monday afternoon. “Let’s not be ridiculous.”After parking tickets sprouted on vehicles parked on campus, dozens of students walked to Long Jones Hall to vocalize campus concerns to the university president. Shortly after 1 p.m., the lobby was […]

BATON ROUGE – While top level state officials and national higher education experts contemplated the future of Louisiana’s postsecondary education, the University of Louisiana System celebrated the impact of almost 80 service projects funded by a national grant at its fourth annual conference on service-learning. The Postsecondary Education Review Commission, which held the annual conference […]

reetings, Grambling State University new and returning students. It is my honor and pleasure to be an elected official of the GSU Student Government Association. As your 2009-2010 Junior Class President I would like to officially thank the Junior Class for electing me into this prestigious position. With your help and dedication, I plan to […]

Student Government Association President Steven Jackson has a lot of goals and expectations set for this school year. Ensuring an efficient transportation system, encouraging students to use all resources around campus, and planning the future with a new wave of technology being added to the campus are just some areas in which he will concentrate. […]

Picture it. You come home from a long day at work, ready to be consoled by the man you love. You walk into your bedroom with the words “Baby I’m home” rolling off your tongue.Then you lay eyes on him. He’s in bed with another man. They’re naked in bed together. This scenario is only […]

niversity Television Center were in for an incredible experience as they were allowed to attend a real, movie-style commercial shoot for the El Dorado Casino Resort in Shreveport.Alan Blakeney, director of the Television Center, arranged for students to work as grips and riggers during the production. The students worked closely with equipment and were directly […]

For those who have delinquent taxes owed to the state of Louisiana, there is good news. The 2009 Louisiana Tax Amnesty Program started Tuesday.The program forgives any penalties and half of the interest due.Eligible taxpayers can apply for amnesty and make payments online at www.LDRAmnesty.com.During the two-month window of opportunity, taxpayers with outstanding balances of […]

The Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma hosted an STD seminar for freshmen in the lobby of dorm 800 B Wednesday night. About 30 people attended the program. The Sigmas presented students with facts about sexually transmitted diseases, passed out color photos of untreated and diseased genitalia, gave scenarios and prayed with the students. The […]